If the government opened up business 100% and stopped with useless mask requirements or other silly regulations the numbers would come down. There is a fair point that some people have which is that if the government mandates businesses must stop down against the freedom of the business and consumer to choose to instead have the business open, it's not right for people to suffer from this. I would prefer if the payment came from the pockets of the politicians instead of tax payers. The reality is that the government has no business shutting down businesses for this pandemic.